Dog Urine Pad Assembly

ABSTRACT

A dog urine pad assembly for absorbing dog urine includes a panel that is positioned on an intersection between a floor and a wall having the panel extending upwardly on the wall and horizontally along the floor. A pad is coupled to the panel and the pad is urinated on by a dog. The pad is comprised of a fluid absorbent material to absorb the urine. A plurality of mating members is provided and each of the mating members is coupled to the panel. The plurality of mating members engages the floor and the wall for retaining the panel in a selected position.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Descriptionof Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to pad devices and moreparticularly pertains to a new pad device for absorbing dog urine.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a panel that is positioned on an intersectionbetween a floor and a wall having the panel extending upwardly on thewall and horizontally along the floor. A pad is coupled to the panel andthe pad is urinated on by a dog. The pad is comprised of a fluidabsorbent material to absorb the urine. A plurality of mating members isprovided and each of the mating members is coupled to the panel. Theplurality of mating members engages the floor and the wall for retainingthe panel in a selected position.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top view of a dog urine pad assembly according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2 of anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new pad device embodying the principles and concepts of anembodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the referencenumeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the dog urine pad assembly 10generally comprises a panel 12 that may be positioned on an intersectionbetween a floor 14 and a wall 16. The panel 12 is positioned to extendupwardly on the wall 16 and horizontally along the floor 14. Each of thefloor 14 and the wall 16 may be structural elements of a house or otherbuilding that is occupied by a dog 18. The panel 12 has a first surface20, a second surface 22 and a perimeter edge 24 extending therebetweenand the first surface 20 abuts the floor 14 and the wall 16. The panel12 may have a width of at least 55.0 cm and a length of at least 100.0cm.

A pad 26 is provided and the pad 26 is coupled to the panel 12 such thatthe pad 26 is urinated on by the dog 18. The pad 26 is comprised of afluid absorbent material to absorb the urine. The pad 26 has a primarysurface 28, a secondary surface 30 and a peripheral edge 32 extendingtherebetween. The primary surface 28 is bonded to the second surface 22of the panel 12 and the peripheral edge 32 is spaced inwardly from andis coextensive with the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12. Theperipheral edge 32 has a first lateral side 34, a second lateral side36, a front side 38 and a back side 40.

The pad 26 has a first fold 42 extending between the first lateral side34 and the second lateral side 36 and the first fold 42 is positionedcloser to the front side 38 than the back side 40. Additionally, thefirst fold 42 may be spaced from the front side 38 a distance ofapproximately 40.0 cm. The pad 26 has a second fold 44 extending betweenthe first lateral side 34 and the second lateral side 36 and the secondfold 44 is positioned between the first fold 42 and the back side 40.The second fold 44 may be spaced from the back side 40 a distance ofapproximately 40.0 cm.

Each of the panel 12 and the pad 26 is foldable along a selected one ofthe first fold 42 and the second fold 44 to define a wall portion 46 ofthe panel 12 and pad 26 and a floor portion 48 of the panel 12 and pad26. The wall portion 46 extends upwardly on the wall 16 and the floorportion 48 extends away from the wall 16 on the floor 14. In this waythe pad 26 absorbs the urine when the dog 18 urinates on the wall 16, onthe floor 14 and on the intersection of the wall 16 and the floor 14.Additionally, the pad 26 may be infused with a chemical scent thatattracts the dog 18 to urinate on the pad 26.

A border 50 is provided and the border 50 is coupled between the panel12 and the pad 26. The border 50 has a plurality of intersecting sides52 such that the border 50 has a rectangular shape. The border 50 has afirst surface 54 and the first surface 54 of the border 50 is coupled tothe second surface 22 of the panel 12 and the secondary surface 30 ofthe pad 26. Additionally, the border 50 is coextensive with theperimeter edge 24 of the panel 12 and the border 50 extends inwardlyfrom the perimeter edge 24 beyond the peripheral edge 32 of the pad 26.

A plurality of mating members 56 is provided and each of the matingmembers 56 is coupled to the panel 12. The plurality of mating members56 engages the floor 14 and the wall 16 for retaining the panel 12 in aselected position. Each of the mating members 56 is positioned on thefirst surface 20 of the panel 12 and each of the mating members 56 isaligned with an associated one of four corners 58 of the panel 12.Moreover, each of the mating members 56 may comprise an adhesive stripor the like for adhering to the floor 14 and the wall 16.

In use, the pad 26 is folded along a selected one of the first 42 andsecond 44 folds to define the floor portion 48 of the panel 12 and pad26 and the wall portion 46 of the panel 12 and pad 26. The wall portion46 of the panel 12 is abutted against the wall 16 and the floor portion48 of the panel 12 rests on the floor 14. In this way the pad 26 extendsupwardly along the wall 16 and away from the wall 16 on the floor 14.The pad 26 absorbs the urine from the dog 18 when the dog 18 stands onthe pad 26 to urinate on the floor 14 or the wall 16. In this way thepad 26 inhibits the urine from contacting the floor 14 and the wall 16.The panel 12 is deployed while the dog 18 is being house trained therebyreducing the need to clean up urine on the wall 16 and the floor 14.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A dog urine pad assembly being configured to be positionedon an intersection of a wall and a floor for absorbing urine from a dog,said assembly comprising: a panel being configured to be positioned onan intersection between a floor and a wall having said panel extendingupwardly on the wall and horizontally along the floor; a pad beingcoupled to said panel wherein said pad is configured to be urinated onby a dog, said pad being comprised of a fluid absorbent material whereinsaid pad is configured to absorb the urine; and a plurality of matingmembers, each of said mating members being coupled to said panel whereinsaid plurality of mating members is configured to engage the floor andthe wall for retaining said panel in a selected position.
 2. Theassembly according to claim 1, wherein: said panel has a first surface,a second surface and a perimeter edge extending therebetween, said firstsurface being configured to abut the floor and the wall; and said padhas a primary surface, a secondary surface and a peripheral edgeextending therebetween, said primary surface being bonded to said secondsurface of said panel, said peripheral edge being spaced inwardly fromand being coextensive with said perimeter edge of said panel, saidperimeter edge of said pad having a first lateral side, a second lateralside, a front side and a back side.
 3. The assembly according to claim2, wherein said pad has a first fold extending between said firstlateral side and said second lateral side, said first fold beingpositioned closer to said front side than said back side.
 4. Theassembly according to claim 3, wherein said pad has a second foldextending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side,said second fold being positioned between said first fold and said backside.
 5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein said pad is foldablealong a selected one of said first fold and said second fold to define awall portion of said pad and a floor portion of said pad, said wallportion being configured to extend upwardly on the wall, said floorportion being configured to extend away from the wall on the floor. 6.The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a border beingcoupled between said panel and said pad, said border having a pluralityof intersecting sides such that said border has a rectangular shape,said border having a first surface, said first surface being coupled tosaid second surface of said panel and said secondary surface of saidpad.
 7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein said border iscoextensive with said perimeter edge of said panel, said borderextending inwardly from said perimeter edge beyond said peripheral edgeof said pad.
 8. A dog urine pad assembly being configured to bepositioned on an intersection of a wall and a floor for absorbing urinefrom a dog, said assembly comprising: a panel being configured to bepositioned on an intersection between a floor and a wall having saidpanel extending upwardly on the wall and horizontally along the floor,said panel having a first surface, a second surface and a perimeter edgeextending therebetween, said first surface being configured to abut thefloor and the wall; a pad being coupled to said panel wherein said padis configured to be urinated on by a dog, said pad being comprised of afluid absorbent material wherein said pad is configured to absorb theurine, said pad having a primary surface, a secondary surface and aperipheral edge extending therebetween, said primary surface beingbonded to said second surface of said panel, said peripheral edge beingspaced inwardly from and being coextensive with said perimeter edge ofsaid panel, said perimeter edge having a first lateral side, a secondlateral side, a front side and a back side, said pad having a first foldextending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side,said first fold being positioned closer to said front side than saidback side, said pad having a second fold extending between said firstlateral side and said second lateral side, said second fold beingpositioned between said first fold and said back side, said pad beingfoldable along a selected one of said first fold and said second fold todefine a wall portion of said pad and a floor portion of said pad, saidwall portion being configured to extend upwardly on the wall, said floorportion being configured to extend away from the wall on the floor; aborder being coupled between said panel and said pad, said border havinga plurality of intersecting sides such that said border has arectangular shape, said border having a first surface, said firstsurface being coupled to said second surface of said panel and saidsecondary surface of said pad, said border being coextensive with saidperimeter edge of said panel, said border extending inwardly from saidperimeter edge beyond said peripheral edge of said pad; and a pluralityof mating members, each of said mating members being coupled to saidpanel wherein said plurality of mating members is configured to engagethe floor and the wall for retaining said panel in a selected position,each of said mating members being positioned on said first surface ofsaid panel, each of said mating members being aligned with an associatedone of four corners of said panel.